This is the 8-person version of C&C. I couldn't register this game as an official eventsince this is a board game/war game, but my and my friend are interested in having a game Sauturday night. We are casual players of C&C looking for other interested C&C players. I figure that the players that show up and have the most experience would likely be the overall commanders for each side.

Yes. M44 Overlord combines two sets and has 4 players on each side. I've played that a few times and is a lot of fun. I've never played Ancients, but since they're both C&C games it should be very similar. I recommend it.